Brandesburton

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Village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England

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::summary Village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England ::

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countryEngland
coordinates
label_positionleft
official_nameBrandesburton
static_imageSt. Mary's Church, Brandesburton - geograph.org.uk - 1637268.jpg
static_image_captionSt Mary’s church, Brandesburton
population1,522
population_ref(2011 census)
civil_parishBrandesburton
unitary_englandEast Riding of Yorkshire
regionYorkshire and the Humber
lieutenancy_englandEast Riding of Yorkshire
constituency_westminsterBridlington and The Wolds
post_townDRIFFIELD
postcode_districtYO25
postcode_areaYO
dial_code01964
os_grid_referenceTA117474
london_distance_mi165
london_directionS
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| country = England | coordinates = | label_position = left | official_name = Brandesburton | static_image = St. Mary's Church, Brandesburton - geograph.org.uk - 1637268.jpg | static_image_caption = St Mary’s church, Brandesburton | population = 1,522 | population_ref = (2011 census) | civil_parish = Brandesburton | unitary_england = East Riding of Yorkshire | region = Yorkshire and the Humber | lieutenancy_england = East Riding of Yorkshire | constituency_westminster = Bridlington and The Wolds | post_town = DRIFFIELD | postcode_district = YO25 | postcode_area = YO | dial_code = 01964 | os_grid_reference = TA117474 | london_distance_mi = 165 | london_direction = S Brandesburton is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 7 mi west of Hornsea and 9 mi north-east of the market town of Beverley.

The civil parish is formed by the village of Brandesburton and the hamlets of Burshill and Hempholme. According to the 2011 UK census, Brandesburton parish had a population of 1,522,{{NOMIS2011 | id = 1170211149 | title = Brandesburton Parish | accessdate = 15 February 2018}} an increase on the 2001 UK census figure of 1,348.{{NOMIS2001 | id = 1543504196 | title = Brandesburton Parish | accessdate = 26 November 2018

The name Brandesburton derives from the Old Norse personal name Brandr and the Old English burhtūn meaning 'fortified settlement'.

St Mary's Church, which is surrounded by its churchyard in the north-east corner of the village, is a large, medieval building, with tower, nave, aisles and chancel. It was largely built out of cobbles, but has an early brick clerestory and later south porch. Exhibiting some fragments of Norman work (including a priest's door), it principally dates from the 13th to the 15th centuries, and was restored in 1892. Inside are two noteworthy brasses: on the south side of the chancel the fragments of a (rare) bracket-brass, and on the north side more substantial, full-size brasses to John St Quintin, a former Lord of the Manor, and his wife. The church has been designated a Grade I listed building. Among those buried in its churchyard is the Revd Dr John Hymers JP DD FRS (died 1887), former rector and the founder of Hymers College, Hull.

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On the village green is a Grade II listed market cross.

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Brandesburton amenities include the Billabong jet ski centre which operates throughout the year, the Hainsworth Park Golf Club, The Burton Lodge Hotel, the Black Swan and Dacre Arms pubs, and The Dacre Lakeside camping and Caravan Park. Premier Modular, an off-site building company who specialise in modular buildings, are based in the village.

The village is situated off the A165 which used to pass through the village until the opening of a bypass of it, and neighbouring village Leven, in 1994. A railway station was proposed in 1901 as part of the North Holderness Light Railway between Beverley and North Frodingham, but the line was never built.{{cite web | url = http://www.driffieldnavigation.co.uk/a_brief_history | title = A Guide to the Driffield Navigation (1983) - A Brief History | date = 16 February 2006 | accessdate = 8 February 2008 | publisher = Driffield Navigation Guide | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080517155032/http://www.driffieldnavigation.co.uk/a_brief_history | archivedate = 17 May 2008 | url-status = dead

Remains of mammoths and prehistoric elephant tusks have been discovered near the village.

From the 1930s, and into the Second World War RAF Catfoss was located just to the north-east of the village.

Governance

The civil parish was in the Beverley and Holderness parliamentary constituency until the 2010 general election when it was transferred to the constituency of East Yorkshire. As a result of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it became part of the Bridlington and The Wolds parliamentary constituency, that was first contested at the 2024 general election.

References

References

  1. "Key to English Place-names".
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  3. Pevsner, Nikolaus. (1975). "The Buildings of England. Yorkshire: York and the East Riding". Penguin.
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  5. (22 July 2021). "HS2 contracts for Premier Modular lead to 100 jobs". The Yorkshire Post.
  6. (2002). "North division: Leven". Institute of Historical Research.
  7. "BRANDESBURTON".
  8. (April 2010). "Are you ready to vote in the next election?". East Riding of Yorkshire Council.
  9. Perrin, Louise. (29 June 2023). "New parliamentary boundary proposal for Bridlington as East Yorkshire MP Sir Greg Knight announces he will step down at the next election".

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